Details
- Written in an engaging and highly readable style, the ongoing narrative thread that runs throughout the book provides a uniquely stimulating guide to the subject
- Draws heavily on historical sources and on ideas from political science and political theory, providing students with no prior knowledge of the subject with helpful background information
- Accompanied by an invaluable and comprehensive online casebook, which is free to access and provides edited versions of leading cases and relevant legislation
New to this edition
- Includes extended discussion of the reforms enacted in the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, so that the full extent and impact of these changes are fully clear to students
- Fully updated to cover all developments that have taken place since publication of the fifth edition, including the formation of a coalition government, the referendum on the Alternative Vote, and proposed reform of the House of Lords
The sixth edition of Ian Loveland's acclaimed Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, and Human Rights, continues to provide in-depth coverage of the core elements of a constitutional and administrative law syllabus. In addition, it explores the latest ongoing debates around potential constitutional reforms.
This highly engaging text provides a unique cross-disciplinary approach to the subject, with emphasis on material drawn from political theory, political science, and social history. The author's stimulating, narrative style encourages critical analysis, ensuring that the reader gains a fundamental appreciation of public law in its wider context.
Readership: Undergraduates studying constitutional and administrative law (or public law) as part of the LLB or other law degree, and postgraduates studying for the Graduate Diploma in Law.
Part I: Theoretical Principles
1.: Defining the constitution?
2.: Parliamentary sovereignty
3.: The rule of law and the separation of powers
4.: The Royal prerogative
Part II: The Institutions and Operation of National Government
5.: The House of Commons
6.: The House of Lords
7.: The electoral system
8.: Parliamentary privilege
9.: Constitutional conventions
Part III: The Geographical Separation of Powers
10.: Local government
11.: The European Economic Community 1957-1986
12.: The European Community after the Single European Act
13.: The governance of Scotland and Wales
Part IV: Administrative Law
14.: Substantive grounds of judicial review
15.: Procedural grounds of judicial review
16.: Challenging governmental decisions: the process
17.: Locus standi
Part V: Human Rights
18.: Human rights I: traditional perspectives
19.: Human rights II: emergent principles
20.: Human rights III: new substantive grounds of review
21.: Human rights IV: the Human Rights Act 1998
22.: Human rights V: the impact of the Human Rights Act 1998
23.: Human rights VI: governmental powers of arrest and detention
24.: Conclusion
Ian Loveland, Professor of Public Law, City University
Ian Loveland is Professor of Public Law at City University, London and a barrister in practice at Arden Chambers
Review(s) from previous edition
"Drawing upon his vast experience of this area of law, Loveland's Constitutional Law, Adminstrative Law, and Human Rights: A Critical Introduction is both well-written and accessible. - Student Law Journal
"It also comes with an Online Resource Centre (an "ORC") which includes the author's "mind maps" and an excellent (and fully linked) online casebook. These additions, included for free on the ORC, provide excellent added value for readers of this text." - Student Law Journal
"Its ORC and accessibly written material also means it is likely to be a favourite text for years to come." - Student Law Journal
